El Draft de l'NBA de 1982 es va celebrar el dia 29 de juny al Madison Square Garden de Nova York.
Primera ronda = All-Star = Hall of Fame Posició Jugador Nacionalitat Equip de l'NBA Origen (Universitat/club) 1 James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina 2 Terry Cummings San Diego Clippers DePaul 3 Dominique Wilkins Utah Jazz Georgia 4 Bill Garnett Dallas Mavericks Wyoming 5 LaSalle Thompson Kansas City Kings Texas 6 Trent Tucker New York Knicks Minnesota 7 Quintin Dailey Chicago Bulls San Francisco 8 Clark Kellogg Indiana Pacers Ohio State 9 Cliff Levingston Detroit Pistons Wichita State 10 Keith Edmonson Atlanta Hawks Purdue 11 Lafayette Lever Portland Trail Blazers Arizona State 12 John Bagley Cleveland Cavaliers Boston College 13 Eric Floyd New Jersey Nets Georgetown 14 Lester Conner Golden State Warriors Oregon State 15 David Thirdkill Phoenix Suns Bradley 16 Terry Teagle Houston Rockets Baylor 17 Brook Steppe Kansas City Kings Georgia Tech 18 Ricky Pierce Detroit Pistons Rice 19 Rob Williams Denver Nuggets Houston 20 Paul Pressey Milwaukee Bucks Tulsa 21 Eddie Phillips Nova Jersey Alabama 22 Mark McNamara Philadelphia 76ers California 23 Darren Tillis Boston Celtics Cleveland State </center>
Jugadors destacats no escollits en 1a ronda Posicó Jugador Nacionalitat Equip de l'NBA Origen (Universitat/club) 31 Rod Higgins Chicago Bulls Fresno State 35 Derek Smith Golden State Warriors Louisville 48 Craig Hodges San Diego Clippers Long Beach State 63 Chuck Nevitt Houston Rockets North Carolina State 72 Mark Eaton Utah Jazz UCLA
1982 Categoria:Competicions de bàsquet del 1982